Graduate Quoted in New York Times

Dr. Barron Lerner, a 1978 Hawken graduate and author of "The Breast Cancer Wars," is quoted in this New York Times article titled "Jolie’s Disclosure of Preventive Mastectomy Highlights Dilemma."
Dr. Lerner is the Angelica Berrie-Gold Foundation Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons. His book, "The Breast Cancer Wars," received the William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine and was named one of the 26 most notable books of 2001 by the American Library Association. In addition to his research, Dr. Lerner practices internal medicine and teaches medical ethics and the history of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.
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